How is it even possible that it’s October already? It seems like we were just ringing in the new year and celebrating the start of 2013 and now I blink my eyes and the holidays are right around the corner… again!

That’s not a bad thing though. Despite the fact that holidays can be a little bit stressful and busy, it’s my favorite time of year.

With Halloween right around the corner, I thought I’d share one of my favorite desserts that can be made any time of year, but lends itself well to all things Halloween. The best part is that it’s a recipe that kids could easily help you with.

My favorite thing about this whole entire recipe is the Reese’s Pieces. I have always adored Reese’s Pieces and have found ways to smuggle them into cakes, cupcakes, cookies, brownies and any other dessert that I can think of.

The method is simple, easy, and quick. You’ll start by preparing a pan of blondies. I like to think of blondies as a blonde brownie. They are similar in consistency and texture with wonderful hints of vanilla and brown sugar. One of my favorite blondies recipes is this one for decadent Chocolate Blondie Bars!

Once the blondies are baked, they’ll cool for a bit before you trim off the outer edge and cut them into bars. Then they’ll get dipped in chocolate and adorned with crushed Reese’s Pieces Candy! You’ll get about 12 bars from one batch.

These work perfectly as a Halloween or fall treat, thanks to the colors of the Reese’s Pieces, but they are fabulous any time of the year. Enjoy!

DIRECTIONS

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 13 x 9 inch pan by lining it with foil draped over the sides so that you’ll be able to easily remove the bars from the pan. Spray the foil with non-stick cooking spray.